In the popular novel The German Lesson, a character based on Nolde falls victim to Nazi policies on “degenerate art”. Recent research on the painter’s life tells a more complex story.

An NHS surgeon, who claimed he had been discriminated against at work, has been struck off for anti-Islamic posts comparing the religion to Nazism.

In a college photograph, Rinaldo Nazzaro seems carefree and happy. With his gentle smirk, framed by week-old whiskers and a ...